Container



A. J. REDEMSKI CONTAINER Filed July 2. 1923 I Patented Dec. 14, T926.

in and over one another to form the top and usedcan be filed away in theboxes for fur- 1::ottoin of the container. 1 ther reference, It is forthis purpose that For the purpose of this invention it is imthe clipsare used. g Thus in Figure 4, the

board, or-like materials.

ALBERT J. REnnMsKIfoF CHICAGO; 'ILIiIiiTOESl ASSIGNOR 'ro ATLAS BOXCQMPANY; on I ICHICAGOKILLINOIIS, 'oonnone'rioit OEILLINOIS, i

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This invent on relates to improvements infcontainers, and moreparticularly to containers or cartons used for shipping pur poses andconstructed of fibre-board, straw- The object of the invention is'toprovide containers of'the general character described The accompanyingdrawings illustrate a container provided with the closure members in ther preferred form, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a containerclosed orsealed for itsinitial ship ment; v

Figure 2 is a view. of an empty container showing the arrangement offlaps and the location of the closure members; 7

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of a closure member in longitudinalsection, as taken on line 3, 3 of FigureQ; and

,igure 4 is'a perspective view of thefcontainer' used as a storage orfiling receptacle; in describing the invention a standard form ofcontainer A has-been shown, the same having side and end walls 1 and 2,and oppositely disposed pairs of side and end flaps 3 and 4,respectively, which are folded material as to the manner in which thebottom wall is folded and sealed. In forming the top wall or open sideof the container, a preferable arrangement of the flaps is as follows:The end. flaps 4, 4 arevof a'width equal to one-half of the length ofthe container so that when they are folded down;

their outer edges come together flush, as shown in Figure 1. The sideflaps3, 3 are slightly less in width than the width of the container sothat they overlap each other almost completely when folded down, asshown inFig'ure 4. v v i I In the folding of the flaps 3 and 4:, it isnot essential whichpair of flaps are folded in first, but by preferencethe container, when used for the initial shipment by the manufacturer,has the side flaps folded down first and then the end flaps, as shown inFigure l, the container being sealed bya strip 5 of adhesive tape orpaper appliedv along the joint of the end flaps. y I

j tamer.

I Tliecontainerat thetime'of'its initial use is provided with clips '6',6, usually applied byfltl'ie carton manufacturer,and consisting H ofstrips or metal of af-a rly soft or ductile character and capable ofbeing bent repeat edly without fracture. A pair of clips is riveted tothe undersideof'one of the side flaps 3 and at points near the oppositeside edges, and a short distance from the hinged edge. The rivets extendthrough one end ,of'the clips,permitting them'to be swung or Figure-201* otherwise positioned so as not to project beyond said edges orinterfere with the folding of the flap.

Bearing in mind that the side fiaps'are folded in during-the initialshipment, the

clips 6, 6 perform no function. After the Normally they occupy aposition parly, as a storage receptacle for papers,=corre spondence, orother materials, if not for its initial contents afterit"hasbeenused.For

instance, if stationary or blank books constitute vthe initial shipment,the same when container is shown as transformed. into a storage orfiling receptacle, this being done by turning the clips outwardlythrough ninety degrees-so'that they extend transversely toand projectbeyond the side edges '3 "of theflap to which they. are-secured,ias

shown in dotted lines, Figure 2. The foldg;

ing of 'the flaps is reversed in using the clips. theend flaps 4, 4being turned in beneath the side flaps 3, 3, the particular side flapcarrying the clips 6, 6, being "folded under the opposite-sideflapLfFinally, the clips are bent upwardly over" upon the uppermost. side if jzoo flap, thereby securing or sealingthe con- These' clips can bereadily bent out wardly solthatiaccesslto the contents of the ycontainer can be had whenever desired. v

fulfilled, to the end that it will serve a useful purpose whereotherwise'it would be thrown away.

Moreover, it saves the expense of procuring filing receptacles forgthepurpose.

Hm "111g" described the container embodyving the invention, I-clairnWithsaid last mentioned flap uppermost.

I 2A container having a closure consisting of pairs of flaps, one oisald pairs being adapted to be folded into closing position With theirouter edges in abutting relation, and the other pair in overlappingengage-- inent substantially throughout their Width, one of said lastmentioned pairs of flaps having clips pivotally mounted on its underside and near the junction of its opposite a s de and hinged edges, saidclips being adapted to be swung outwardlyand bent around thecorresponding side edges of the other of said overlapping flaps Whensaid container is closed With said overlapping flaps outermost. V

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 27th day of Jane,A. D. 1923.

ALBERT J. REDEMSKL

